Whether you know a lot about Egypt or very little, they provide our society today with fascinating clues to the past. Very advanced in agriculture and having further knowledge of the Nile River, the Ancient Egyptians thought they would be invincible forever. However, that didn’t last long until it all came to a halting stop.
Agriculture was the foundation of early success for the Ancient Egyptians when they first emerged. New irrigation methods were spread across the land, such as the building of dams at the right angles to the exact flow of the Nile. Dikes were also built along the banks of the river and basins, which covered between 400 and 1700 hectares (Agriculture). The river water was then delivered into canals on either side of the …show more content…
This usually led to famine among the people, due to lack of water. No water means no crops, which left thousands of people starving because of the scarce amount of food during those particular hardships (Agriculture). Invaders were also a huge threat that Egypt would soon realize. The Nubians took over the delta region. Soon after when the Hyksos king conquered the land after Egypt had taken control of their country, this led to much greater problems that took a huge toll on them.
With their crippled economy due to lack of investment in the trade with other countries, egypt was overwhelmed with debt and the cost to maintain their military of over a thousand men. With not being able to pay for the expenses of the military, Egypt was becoming unable to defend itself against foreign people that came into their land, which eventually led to many invasions that took place (Tour). Amenhotep IV also did very little to help his kingdom during this time. He managed to change the established religion and move the capital, Memphis, to Thebes (Timeline). Under his rule, he was not spoken highly of and his reign led to a downfall that they could not recover from.
Though the Egyptian civilization was strong and prosperous at the height of their emersion, the hardships they endured proved them to be indestructible, but unfortunately they failed along the way. This is just another example that not all things last
Agriculture was the foundation of early success for the Ancient Egyptians when they first emerged. New irrigation methods were spread across the land, such as the building of dams at the right angles to the exact flow of the Nile. Dikes were also built along the banks of the river and basins, which covered between 400 and 1700 hectares (Agriculture). The river water was then delivered into canals on either side of the …show more content…
This usually led to famine among the people, due to lack of water. No water means no crops, which left thousands of people starving because of the scarce amount of food during those particular hardships (Agriculture). Invaders were also a huge threat that Egypt would soon realize. The Nubians took over the delta region. Soon after when the Hyksos king conquered the land after Egypt had taken control of their country, this led to much greater problems that took a huge toll on them.
With their crippled economy due to lack of investment in the trade with other countries, egypt was overwhelmed with debt and the cost to maintain their military of over a thousand men. With not being able to pay for the expenses of the military, Egypt was becoming unable to defend itself against foreign people that came into their land, which eventually led to many invasions that took place (Tour). Amenhotep IV also did very little to help his kingdom during this time. He managed to change the established religion and move the capital, Memphis, to Thebes (Timeline). Under his rule, he was not spoken highly of and his reign led to a downfall that they could not recover from.
Though the Egyptian civilization was strong and prosperous at the height of their emersion, the hardships they endured proved them to be indestructible, but unfortunately they failed along the way. This is just another example that not all things last